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ladybug

[lay-dee-buhg] / ˈleɪ diˌbʌg /


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Its ascendance has contributed to the population decline of various native ladybug species—and more Americans associating ladybugs with infestation and invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

The creatures include a walrus, a ladybug, a zebra, a wildebeest, a bat, a bush baby, a beaver and a crocodile.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2024

In another, a ladybug drinks water from a dewdrop on a long blade of grass.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 22, 2024

“If we see a kid get interested in a ladybug crawling on the ground, we turn that into a month-long lesson on what it eats, its transformation and how it protects the garden.”

From Washington Times ● Jan. 5, 2023

She’s wearing ladybug pajama bottoms and a White Sox T-shirt, a strange match for the elegant song blasting from her purple boom box.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

“You’ll come out of your house and boom—there’s thousands of ladybugs on your wall,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

As he learned to live with an irregular heartbeat, he found joy in his family’s tiny garden and marveled at all the ladybugs that gathered on the tulsi, a special type of basil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024

Participants placed some animals, such as squirrels and ladybugs, in all or almost all locations.

From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024

In the United Kingdom, some species of bees, ladybugs and spider populations are declining at faster rates in protected natural areas.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2023

Where did ladybugs go when the rain came hard and fast?

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed




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